Sensei Volkan Kutlubay

Senior Instructor
Sandan Renshi 3rd Degree Black belt

Born in Istanbul in 1976. Studied Business and Management & Computers in Oxford Brookes University and got his BS degree in the year of 2000. He went to Bournemouth in England to get his MA degree in Information Systems Management and successfully got his degree in the year of 2002 and returned back to his hometown.

Started Martial Arts in the year of 1994 in the art of Kaizen Aikijutsu with Kyoshi Teddy Wilson and has been practicing it for almost 10 years now and holds a 3 rd degree back belt in the system.

While he was away for his Masters degree he also practiced several martial arts as well as teaching Kaizen Aikijutsu in famous gyms of Bournemouth like “Top Notch” and “Bulldog Gym”. The other martial arts he practiced during his studies include Wado Ryu Karate, Wing Chun, Shaolin Kung Fu and Brazilian Jiujutsu. Now he is still practicing and teaching at the Club Aiki in Istanbul.

"Kaizen Aikijutsu can be simply defined as a complete martial arts system where it combines every aspect of martial arts such as locking, throwing, striking, kicking, and weaponry. I have been practicing Kaizen Aikijutsu for almost 10 years now and the benefits I earned from it can be a long list but the main benefits are; self confidence, being able to decide quickly, learning to live in reality which makes you a better and more mature person at the end."

"As a teacher Kyoshi Teddy Wilson has always been sincere with his Martial Arts, and his teaching always contains detailed explanations of the techniques, which I never came across in any other martial arts classes. He is always eager to share his knowledge and experience with his students and with other people and for me he is one of the greatest martial arts instructors living today. "